TITLE: "Debates (and Conventions) DO Matter" Notwithstanding fully paid-up members of the National Association of Political Pundits' (NAPP) strong opinions to the contrary, the polls changed after both national conventions and they changed after the first round of debates.
"… Gore surged in the polls." The Reuters/MSNBC tracking poll released Sunday showed Gore's lead down to two points 44-42. The CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll has Bush UP by seven points, 48-41.
Mullings "Catchy Caption of the Day"
"Of course I'm fasting on Yom Kippur. Our family has ALWAYS observed this important holiday."
"For the record …" This story is a breach of confidentiality among reporters. While Mullings often describes the scene on the plane, the bus, or the filing center, it is my judgment that the specifics of certain activities - including things like a straw poll on a Friday afternoon - are best left on the plane.
Nevertheless, here's the story about the straw poll on the Bush campaign plane
"…Mimi on the Drew Carey Show." Here they are. Separated at birth? You decide:
"Mullings is charged with a time out." In the NFL, a team may challenge a call on the field and demand the officials consult the instant replay. If the challenging team is wrong, they are charged with a time out.
